Design Criteria
Design Criteria
Design Criteria
A. Project Description
The proposed PMI Tower is a twenty (20) story reinforced concrete structure located at Pablo
Ocampo St., Brgy. La Paz, Makati City. It is composed of two (2) levels of commercial area, four (4)
levels of parking area, thirteen (13) levels of office area, and two (2) levels of residential area with
roof deck and helipad level. The project is currently on on-going construction and expected to
finish by July of 2020.
This also intends to identify areas for value engineering to cut construction cost in terms of
structural materials. Value Engineering generated from this report focuses on reinforcements
only. No modifications were done on the structural system, framing layout and member sizes to
avoid drastic changes on the structural design provided that the project were already on-going
construction.
C. Design Criteria
NSCP 2015 Volume I – The National Structural Code of the Philippines 2015 7th Edition
Volume 1
UBC 1997 – Uniform Building Code Volume 2: Structural Engineering Design Provision
ACI 318-14 Code – American Concrete Institute Building Code Requirements for
Reinforced Concrete, 2014
ASCE 7-05 Code – American Society of Civil Engineers Minimum Design Loads for
buildings and other Structures.
AISC 14th Edition – American Institute of Steel Construction Inc. Steel Construction
Manual 13th Edition
The Reviewer used the following material strength as specified on the plan:
Loadings
OCCUPANCY SDL (KPA) LL (KPA)
LOBBY 2.15 4.8
STAIRS 1.82 4.8
PARKING/RAMPS 1.4 4.8
DRIREVIEWWAYS 1.4 4.8
RETAIL 2.15 4.8
GYM 2.15 4.8
MECH/EQUIP 1.2 12
OFFICE 1.98 2.4
LANDSCPAE 10.2 2.4
RESTROOMS 1.78 4.8
COURT 2.3 4.8
RESIDENTIAL 2.15 1.9
POOL 12 2.4
ROOF DECK 1.63 4.8
HELIPAD 3.2 6.8
1. 1.4DL
2. 1.2DL + 1.6LL
3. 1.2DL + 0.5LL + 1.0WL
4. 1.2DL + 0.5LL + 1.0EQ
5. 0.9DL + 1.0 WL
6. 0.9DL + 1.0EQ
Where:
DL=Dead Load
LL= Live Load
WL= Wind Load
EQ= Earthquake Loads
v. Seismic Parameters
The following seismic parameters were used as indicated on the soil/ geotechnical
report provided:
SEISMIC PARAMAETERS
Seismic Zone 4
Seismic Zone Factor 0.4
Occupancy Category Standard
Seismic Importance Factor 1.0
Soil Profile Type Sc
Seismic Source Type B
Distance to Fault(WVF) 5.0km
Near Source Factor, Ca 0.4
Near Source Factor, Cv 0.672
WIND PARAMAETERS
Wind Velocity 250kph
Exposure Category B
Importance Factor 1
Occupancy Category Standard